Data Preparation — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 12 · Artificial Intelligence
Summary of Data Preparation for ICSE Class 12 Artificial Intelligence. Part of the ICSE Class 12 Artificial Intelligence syllabus.
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Overview
Data preparation is the stage where raw data is organized, cleaned, transformed, and split into a form that can be used for analysis and machine learning. NumPy supports fast numerical computation with arrays, Pandas supports labeled data handling with Series and DataFrames, and Scikit-learn support
Key Concepts
NumPy is a fundamental open
NumPy is a fundamental open-source Python library for data analysis and scientific computing. It provides the ndarray structure for efficient numerica
The ndarray is the core NumPy
The ndarray is the core NumPy array. Its elements have the same data type and are stored contiguously in memory. Important attributes include ndim for
Pandas is an open
Pandas is an open-source library for data analysis and manipulation. It is built on NumPy and Matplotlib and provides easy handling of labeled and tab
A Series is a one
A Series is a one-dimensional labeled Pandas structure that can store data of any single type. It is mutable in data but immutable in size, and it wor
A DataFrame is a two
A DataFrame is a two-dimensional Pandas data structure with rows and columns. It can store different data types in different columns and supports oper
Learning Objectives
- Use NumPy for numerical computations and array-based data handling
- Use Pandas for data loading, selection, manipulation, and cleaning
- Use Scikit-learn for preprocessing tasks such as scaling, encoding, and splitting data
- Understand the differences between arrays, Series, and DataFrames
- Recognize how missing values, indexing, reshaping, sorting, and concatenation work in data preparation
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